Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SPSB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPSB's duration was 1.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% to USHY's 0.08%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; USHY is 2.3 times larger.
| Measure | SPSB | USHY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $11.3bn | $26.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SPSB and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPSB
SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.
USHY
USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or USHY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and USHY +1.7%.
- Which is cheaper, SPSB or USHY?
- SPSB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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